The Teacher Mini-Grant Program – Encouraging Educational Excellence is designed to assist teachers by providing grants for innovative projects that improve student learning and make a positive, long-term impact in the classroom.
Donor Name: Siouxland Community Foundation
State: Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota
City: Sioux City, South Sioux City, North Sioux City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Siouxland Community Foundation strongly believes that our children are the future and that quality education is of paramount importance to their success. To that end, the Foundation led fundraising efforts to establish a fund known as the Excellence in Education Endowment Fund.
Recognizing that teachers are pivotal in the children’s education, mini-grants for innovative classroom projects benefit students directly by providing enhanced educational opportunities.
Funding Information
Grants up to $500 will be awarded to individual teachers, or up to $1,000 for a team of teachers or a project that will benefit a school’s entire student body.
Eligibility Criteria
- All TK-5 teachers and instructional staff from public, private and parochial schools within the school districts serving Sioux City, Iowa; South Sioux City, Nebraska; and North Sioux City, South Dakota are eligible to apply.
- Teachers may apply individually or as part of a team of teachers within one school. Collaborative applications are encouraged and will be given greater consideration. All applications must be approved by the school’s principal.
Evaluation Criteria
- Priority consideration will be given to proposals that:
- Promote the grade level reading initiative
- Introduce or adapt an innovative or creative approach
- Improve student motivation and achievement
- Encourage active student participation
- Expand teaching strategies
- Address current challenges or issues
- Grant applications submitted for the following will not be considered:
- Electronic devices that do not have a clear concise objective to improve a specific educational skill
- Replacement electronics
- Field trips which are not an integral part of a proposed innovative activity
- In-service training for teachers
- Applications submitted by booster clubs or special interest groups
For more information, visit SCF.
